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NPR Review: THE PAPER MENAGERIE by Ken Liu

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Amal El-Mohtar

Ah, this book. This review was very hard to write. Reviews are usually relatively simple work for me; I read a book, and as I’m reading it I figure out the things it’s doing and what I want to say about … Continue reading

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NPR Reviews: MIDNIGHT TAXI TANGO by Daniel José Older and BORDERLINE by Mishell Baker

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Amal El-Mohtar

I have been remiss in posting about my NPR reviews as they go up! Here are excerpts from a couple of recent ones; my review of Ken Liu’s The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories goes up at the end of this week, but … Continue reading

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NPR Books Concierge: Best Books of 2015

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Amal El-Mohtar

Behold this magnificent enterprise! This is NPR’s guide to the Best Books of 2015. You can search by tag for something you’d like, or just browse aimlessly and gaze at the pretty covers. I do both. Below are the recs … Continue reading

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NPR Review – LUNGDON by Edward Carey

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Amal El-Mohtar

First there was Heap House. Then there was Foulsham. Now the final volume of Edward Carey’s exceptional Iremonger trilogy has been released, and I’ve reviewed it for NPR Books. Lungdon is relentless. Peril piles on peril, points of view tilt and whirl, and … Continue reading

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NPR Review – WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Amal El-Mohtar

Travel, travel and yet more travel have delayed my writing a bunch of neat things up — many of which happened while travelling! — but as I play catch-up, here’s a bit from my review of the Welcome to Night Vale novel I totally forgot … Continue reading

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NPR Review: CARRY ON by Rainbow Rowell

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Amal El-Mohtar

My review of Rainbow Rowell’s first fantasy novel, Carry On, is up at NPR Books! I’ve been looking forward to this for months, and it more than lived up to my expectations. Also it gave me the opportunity to link — FROM … Continue reading

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NPR Books: STEP ASIDE, POPS by Kate Beaton

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Amal El-Mohtar

My review of Kate Beaton‘s new collection, Step Aside, Pops, appeared at NPR Books today. I read the book in Ottawa, started reviewing it in Halifax, and finished reviewing it in Glasgow, so it’s a well-travelled sort of thing. Here’s a … Continue reading

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NPR Reviews: SORCERER TO THE CROWN and UPDRAFT

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Amal El-Mohtar

Catching up on rather a lot of work post-wedding and honeymoon! Here’s a double bill of brilliant fantasy debuts I’ve recently read and reviewed for NPR Books. Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho  Absolutely everything about this book is … Continue reading

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Reviews and Reprints: FOULSHAM and IMAGINARIUM 4

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Amal El-Mohtar

Some bits and bobs as I try to catch up on all the things. First, my review of Edward Carey’s Foulsham — the second book in his Iremonger Trilogy, following the brilliant Heap House — went up at NPR Books last week, and I had … Continue reading

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NPR Review: LAGOON by Nnedi Okorafor

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Amal El-Mohtar

My review of Nnedi Okorafor’s Lagoon went up this morning. Here’s a bit of it: Lagoon absolutely teems with characters, perspectives, and Englishes. Everything about it is diverse and varied: In structure it feels part oral tradition, part theater, part screenplay, … Continue reading

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